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12/11/202012/11/2020

Selecting from different disciplines those articles considered relevant to public debate and government policies.

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The relation between COVID-19 and mental health

11/11/202012/11/2020 COVID-19, psychiatric disorders, University of Oxford

COVID-19: a risk factor for mental health problems, and vice versa?

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Excess mortality and the COVID-19 pandemic

20/10/202021/10/2020 death toll, first wave, mortality rate, Nature, pandemic

An international project has analyzed mortality rates for 21 countries during the first corona wave. Overall, mortality exceeded the COVID-19 death toll by 23%, with large differences between countries though. In general, a fast, strong public health response corresponded with few excess deaths.

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Protective immunity against seasonal coronaviruses is short-lasting

20/09/202020/09/2020 Amsterdam UMC, antibodies, reinfection, SARS-CoV-2, vaccine

To date, only a few cases of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 have been reported. Recent work by the Amsterdam UMC shows that reinfection with other coronaviruses occurs frequently, mostly after 12 months. Can we extrapolate this result to the new coronavirus?

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Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland: new insights

05/09/202006/09/2020 antibodies, Heinsberg, IFR, Indiana, New England Journal of Medicine, SARS-CoV-2

A study on antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland reveals new insights. Immunity might last at least 4 months, fatality rate was 0.3%. But herd immunity is light years away.

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Younger than 5, and the highest viral loads of all age groups

05/08/202007/08/2020 children, CT-value, Dr. Taylor Heald-Sargent, PCR, SARS-CoV-2, schools, viral load

A study in Chicago among 145 corona-infected people finds that children < 5 years had much higher viral loads than other age groups. This calls for reflecting on how to reopen schools .

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Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Spain

06/07/202007/07/2020 antibodies, ENE-COVID, seroprevalence, Spain

It is the largest serological survey to date in Spain and probably in Europe. Between 27 April and 11 May

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A new look at toilet hygiene

18/06/202019/06/2020

It is not the first transmission source coming to mind, but if you come to think of it, it seems

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Biovacc-19: a controversial candidate vaccine

17/06/202018/06/2020 RNA sequence, SARS-CoV-2, vaccine

A Norwegian-British study has stirred up once more the debate about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The article, which

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The effect of climate

03/06/202006/06/2020

Australian research indicates that lower relative humidity favors COVID-19 infection. A reduction in relative humidity of 1% was associated with

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18/12/202018/12/2020

Highlighting topics, reporting on different countries, raising questions

Brazil’s indigenous population and COVID-19
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Brazil’s indigenous population and COVID-19

18/12/202018/12/2020
Vaccination efficacy: same numbers, different view
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Vaccination efficacy: same numbers, different view

19/11/202021/11/2020
Dutch COVID-19 data: worrying, and still too positive?
Featured 2 Notes 

Dutch COVID-19 data: worrying, and still too positive?

07/10/202016/10/2020
A numbers man’s nightmare
Featured 2 Notes 

A numbers man’s nightmare

06/10/202016/10/2020
The N.B.A. bubble: taking temperature
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The N.B.A. bubble: taking temperature

19/09/202019/09/2020
Pandemic-driven podcasts
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Pandemic-driven podcasts

18/09/202018/09/2020
How artificial intelligence helps to fight the pandemic, and why it is not the solution
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How artificial intelligence helps to fight the pandemic, and why it is not the solution

08/09/202012/09/2020
We need more Burionis now
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We need more Burionis now

04/09/202004/09/2020
Across the border
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Across the border

29/08/202022/11/2020
Testing in the Hexagon
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Testing in the Hexagon

23/08/202027/08/2020
COVID-19 measures in Switzerland
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COVID-19 measures in Switzerland

03/08/202003/10/2020
Victoria and Antwerp – two worlds apart
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Victoria and Antwerp – two worlds apart

30/07/202003/08/2020
A laggard in the pandemic?
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A laggard in the pandemic?

08/07/202013/08/2020
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The vital importance of data (I)

27/06/202028/06/2020
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The vital importance of data (II)

27/06/202027/06/2020
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Fining the man at the top

24/06/202024/06/2020
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An unlikely example for testing and tracing

21/06/202022/06/2020
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Practicing what you preach

09/06/202010/06/2020
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Undesired side effects: deforestation accelerates

06/06/202008/06/2020
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Back to school: Germany

02/06/202007/06/2020
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Germans: more natural resistance than Brits?

01/06/202007/06/2020
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School and social distancing in Belgium

22/05/202023/05/2020
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The virus visualized

14/05/202004/06/2020
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COVID-19 in Africa: a grim perspective

08/05/202028/05/2020

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